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In a that marks the centenary of Camille Saint-Saëns' death in December 1921, the Orchestre National de France, conducted by it's music director Cristian Macelaru, performs the composer's five symphonies Nos 1, 2 and 3 and two unnumbered works, the early Symphony in A major and the Symphony in F major, 'Urbs Roma'. The works span some 35 years of the composer's dazzling career - from around 1850, when he was 15, to 1886, the year that the Symphony No 3 was premiered. By far the best known of the five, No 3 famously complements the orchestra with an organ, played on this new recording by Olivier Latry. Album Tracks 1. Symphony in a Major I. Poco Adagio. Allegro Vivace 2. Symphony in a Major II. Larghetto 3. Symphony in a Major III. Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) 4. Symphony in a Major IV. Finale. Allegro Molto. Presto 5. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 I. Adagio. Allegro 6. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 II. Marche. Scherzo 7. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 III. Adagio 8. Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 IV. Finale. Allegro Maestoso 1. Symphony in F Major InchUrbs RomaInch I. Largo - Allegro 2. Symphony in F Major InchUrbs RomaInch II. Molto Vivace 3. Symphony in F Major InchUrbs RomaInch III. Moderato Assai Serioso 4. Symphony in F Major InchUrbs RomaInch IV. Poco Allegretto. Andante Con Moto 1. Symphony No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 55 I. Allegro Marcato. Allegro Appassionato 2. Symphony No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 55 II. Adagio 3. Symphony No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 55 III. Scherzo. Presto 4. Symphony No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 55 IV. Prestissimo 5. Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 InchOrgan SymphonyInch I. (A) Adagio - Allegro Moderato 6. Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 InchOrgan SymphonyInch I. (B) Poco Adagio 7. Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 InchOrgan SymphonyInch II. (A) Allegro Moderato - Presto
